Nurses

We have a friendly nursing team headed by our Senior Nurse Shalka Chaffer, we have a team consisting of 5 registered Practice Nurses and they are assisted by 2 Healthcare support workers.

The wide variety of different appointments the nurses and HCSW offer help enable the practice to continually provide the best patient care. These are by appointment only.

Advanced Nurse Practitioners:

Ms Rebekah Watkinson

Ms Alison Brown

The Nurses team:

Mrs Shalka Chaffer

Ms Naomi Bradbury

Ms Rachael Duffield

Mrs Charmaine Turnbull

Health Care Support Workers are:

Mrs Karen Sherrington

Ms Emma Hewett

Ms Rosie Nicol

Practice Management

Mrs Karen Merritt (f)

Karen Merritt Business Manager. Karen has been with the practice since 1990.

Mrs Gina Cooper (f)

The Practice Manager and is responsible for the overall smooth running of the Practice.

Administration

This team is continually updating files and keeping patients records up to date by accurate input of data.

We have 2 secretaries who are responsible for dealing with the patient referrals, correspondence and patient queries.

Reception

The practice currently employs 10 receptionists over 2 sites. They are here to assist you as efficiently and professionally as possible. The receptionists are your first contact with the surgery. The questions they may ask the patients is to ensure/guide the patient to most appropriate appointment, or other services. They are responsible for making appointments, dealing prescriptions and assisting with general enquires, taking home visit requests and are trained to a high standard. Their job can be very demanding and is usually very busy so please be patient if this is the situation when you make contact with the surgery.

Community Midwives

We have midwives attached to both sites of Derby Road Group practice, who will provide a service to enable expectant parents to gain advice. They will co-ordinate all ante-natal and post natal care.

Community Nurses

Are attached to the surgery and provide a health service to patients registered at the practice who are confined to their homes.

Health Visitors

The health visitors attached to this practice are there to deal with all aspects of Child Healthcare and with all Child Development needs.

Counsellors

There is currently a registered counsellor available at this practice, all appointments are strictly made through a doctors referral.